As a proper noun ten
is tenes.
As a noun tey is
an old english measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.
ten
Numeral
(head)
(cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals (and base ten) as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A.
Related terms
* tenth
Noun
(uncountable) The number following nine.
(countable) ( ) The card between the nine and jack in a given suit.
(countable) A monetary denomination worth ten units.
(countable, US, slang) A superb specimen.
# (countable, slang) A beautiful or sexy person; a person whom one gives the highest possible rating on a 1-to-10 scale of attractiveness.
See also
*
Derived terms
(Derived terms)
* five-and-ten
* five will get you ten
* hang ten
* ten a penny
* ten-cent/ten-cent store
* ten-eighty
* ten foot pole
* ten-four
* ten-gallon hat
* ten o'clock/ten-o'clock
* ten-pin/ten-pin bowling
* ten pound tourist
* ten-pounder
* ten-speed
* top ten
* Ten Commandments
Related terms
* tenner
* tenfold
* tenth
Synonyms
* (Roman numerals): X
Coordinate terms
** Previous : nine ()
** Next : eleven ()
See also
* deca-
tey
English
Noun
(
en noun)
an Old English measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.
* 1866 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 1, p. 171:
- The tey or toise, the modern fathom, is employed as a measure of rope.
Anagrams
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